...that not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Never give up just because you failed initially

How does one measure the success of a museum?

I'm a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can't take myself too seriously.

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Prayer is the breath of your life which gives you the freedom to go and stay where you wish and to find the many signs which point out the way to a new land.

You can't fake passion. It is the fuel that drives any dream and makes you happy to be alive.

There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.

The idea of retirement seems to imply that you stop doing what you always did. Why would you do that? I don't get that.

It seems to me that before a man tries to express anything to the world he must recognize in himself an individual, a new one, very distinct from others.